Where does “Australier” come from?

Australier (German) comes from Dutch Australië, from Latin australis, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Australier (German): person from Australia, an Australian

Definitions

  1. person from Australia, an Australian

Ancestry of “Australier”, step by step

Australier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Australië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAustralië—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

via Swedish Australien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishAustralien—

Words derived from “Australier”

Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →Every word from Latin auster →Every word from Latin australis →